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explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated average annual number of
grants affected: between 240 and 480.
Estimated annual frequency of
response: Quarterly or less often.
Estimated annual average number of
responses for each grant: 4.
Estimated total annual respondent
burden hours: 12,820 hours.
Estimated total annual respondent
costs: $359,149. This includes an
estimated labor cost of $359,149 and $0
for capital investment or maintenance
and operational costs.
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Dated: July 13, 2007.
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Acting Director of the Office of Grants and
Debarment.
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Environmental Impact Statements and
Regulations; Availability of EPA
Comments
Availability of EPA comments
prepared pursuant to the Environmental
Review Process (ERP), under section
309 of the Clean Air Act and Section
102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act as amended. Requests for
copies of EPA comments can be directed
to the Office of Federal Activities at
202–564–7167.
An explanation of the ratings assigned
to draft environmental impact
statements (EISs) was published in FR
dated April 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20070042, ERP No. D–BLM–
K09809–CA, Truckhaven Geothermal
Leasing Area, Addresses Leasing of
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Geothermal Resources, El Centro
Field Office, Imperial County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about impacts
on air quality, water resources, habitat,
and recreational use in the OWSVRA.
Additionally, EPA is concerned that the
geothermal resources within the
Truckhaven GLA may be
underestimated, and that cumulative
impacts associated with multiple
geothermal projects on private and
public land have not been analyzed.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070061, ERP No. D–BLM–
K09810–CA, Mountain View IV Wind
Energy Project, Construction and
Operation, Wind Turbine Generators
on Public Lands in Section 22 and 28
and Private Land Section 27, Right-ofWay Grant and Conditional Use
Permit in the City of Palm Springs,
CA .
Summary: EPA does not object to the
project as proposed, but suggests
incorporating additional mitigation
measures to minimize air quality
impacts during construction. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070065, ERP No. D–BLM–
K65326–CA, Eastern San Diego
County Resource Management Plan,
Implementation, San Diego County,
CA.
Summary: EPA is supportive of an
alternative that balances ecological and
economic needs; however, the final EIS
should include additional information
on air and water quality impacts,
existing ecological conditions, and
future monitoring plans. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070068, ERP No. D–BLM–
K65327–AZ, Ironwood Forest
National Monument, Resource
Management Plan, Implementation,
Tucson Field Office, AZ.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about
environmental impacts from offhighway vehicles (OHV), livestock
grazing, and mining, and recommends
restricting OHV use and implementing a
biological monitoring and adaptive
management plan. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070083, ERP No. D–SFW–
K39015–CA, PROGRAMMATIC—
South Bay Salt Pond Restoration
Project, Restored Tidal Marsh,
Managed Ponds, Flood Control
Measures and Public Access Features,
Don Edward San Francisco Bay
National Wildlife Refuge, Alameda,
Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties,
CA.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about the
programmatic approach taken by
USFWS for the related shoreline study
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which exceeds the geographic scope of
the salt ponds restoration project. EPA
also expressed concerns about
construction and operational emissions.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070096, ERP No. D–USA–
D15000–MD, Garrison Aberdeen
Proving Ground, Base Realignment
and Closure Actions, Realignment of
Assets and Staff, Implementation,
Harford and Baltimore Counties, MD.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concern about potential
impacts to natural resources. EPA stated
that this project also presents an
excellent opportunity to implement the
President’s Executive Order 13423,
Strengthening Federal Environmental,
Energy and transportation management
by incorporating energy efficiency into
the retrofit or construction efforts for
this project. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070049, ERP No. DA–FTA–
K40208–CA, South Sacramento
Corridor Phase 2, Improve Transit
Service and Enhance Regional
Connectivity, Funding, in the City
and County Sacramento, CA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070075, ERP No. DS–APH–
A99222–00, Importation of Solid
Wood Packing Material, To Reevaluate and Refine Estimates of
Methyl Bromide Usage in the
Treatment, Implementation, United
States.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070112, ERP No. DS–SFW–
K99034–CA, Coachella Valley,
Revision to the Multiple Species
Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP),
Natural Community Conservation
Plan, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto
Mountains Trails Plan, Issuance of
Incidental Take Permit, Riverside
County, CA.
Summary: No formal letter was sent to
the preparing agency. Rating NC.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20070059, ERP No. F–NPS–
K39094–NV, Clean Water Coalition
Systems Conveyance and Operations
Program, (SCOP) Construction,
Operation and Maintenance, Boulder
Islands North is the Selected
Alternative, City of Las Vegas, NV.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070125, ERP No. F–NPS–
K65082–AZ, Walnut Canyon National
Monument, General Management
Plan, Implementation, Flagstaff Area,
Coconina County, AZ.
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Summary: No formal letter was sent to
the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070136, ERP No. F–COE–
K39100–CA, Hemet/San Jacinto
Integrated Recharge and Recovery
Program, Construction and Operation,
US Army COE Section 404 Permit,
Riverside County, CA.
Summary: The final EIS has
addressed many of EPA’s earlier
concerns; however, EPA continues to
express concerns about impacts to
waters of the U.S. and provided several
recommendations for inclusion in the
Record of Decision to address those
impacts.
EIS No. 20070139, ERP No. F–MMS–
A02245–00, Gulf of Mexico Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas. Lease
Sales: 2007–2012 Western Planning
Area Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, and
218: Central Planning Area Sales 205,
206, 208, 213, 216, and 222, TX, LA,
MS, AL and FL.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070146, ERP No. F–COE–
K36147–CA, ADOPTION—Folsom
Dam Safety and Flood Damage
Reduction Project, Addressing
Hydrologic, Seismic, Static, and Flood
Management Issues, Sacramento, El
Dorado and Placer Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA continues to express
environmental concern about potential
water quality impacts from future
actions associated with this project.
EIS No. 20070182, ERP No. F–COE–
D35062–MD, Masonville Dredged
Material Containment Facility, New
Information, New Source of Dike
Building Material from the Seagirt
Dredging Project within the Patapsco
River, Funding, Baltimore, MD.
Summary: EPA’s previous concerns
have been resolved; therefore, EPA does
not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20070183, ERP No. F–FHW–
K40259–CA, Big Bear Lake Bridge
Replacement Project, near Big Bear
Lake on CA–18 from Kilopost 71.1/
71.9, Realignment and Widening
Roadways, U.S. COE Section 404
Permit, Funding, San Bernardino
National Forest, San Bernardino
County, CA.
Summary: No formal letter was sent to
the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070189, ERP No. F–NRS–
D36122–WV, Dunloup Creek
Watershed Plan, Voluntary
Floodplain Buyout, Implementation,
West Virginia Third Congressional
District, Fayette and Raleigh Counties,
WV.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action.
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EIS No. 20070179, ERP No. FS–AFS–
L65509–WA, School Fire Salvage
Recovery Project, To Clarify
Definitions of Live and Dead Trees,
Implementation, Pomeroy Ranger
District, Umatilla National Forest,
Columbia and Garfield Counties, WA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action; however, EPA
supports the monitoring of the survival
of fire-damaged trees across the project
area (both inside and outside of sale
units), to validate the predicted
outcomes.
Dated: July 17, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
of Federal Activities.
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Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
Activities, General Information (202)
564–7167 or https://www.epa.gov/
compliance/nepa/.
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
Statements
Filed 07/09/2007 Through 07/13/2007
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
EIS No. 20070295, Draft EIS, AFS, CO,
Hunter Reservoir Enlargement Project,
Reconstruction and Enlargement, Ute
Water Conservancy District, U.S.
Army COE Section 404 Permit, Grand
Mesa National Forest, Mesa County,
CO, Comment Period Ends: 09/04/
2007, Contact: Carrie Suber 970–242–
8211.
EIS No. 20070296, Draft EIS, AFS, CA,
Eldorado National Forest Public
Wheeled Motorized Travel
Management Project, Proposes to
Regulate Unmanaged Public Wheeled
Motor Vehicle, Implementation,
Alphine, Amador, El Dorado and
Placer Counties, CA, Comment Period
Ends: 09/04/2007, Contact: Laura
Hierholzer 530–642–5187.
EIS No. 20070297, Draft EIS, AFS, UT,
Big Creek Vegetation Treatment
Project, To Treat 4,800 Acres of Aspen
Conifer and Sagebrush Communities,
Ogden Ranger District, Wasatch-Cache
National Forest, Rich County, UT,
Comment Period Ends: 09/04/2007,
Contact: Chip Sibbernsen 801–625–
5112.
EIS No. 20070298, Draft EIS, AFS, UT,
Millville Peak/Logan Peak Road
Relocation Project, Provide a Safe,
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Reliable, Ground Access Route, Logan
Ranger District, Wasatch-Cache
National Forest, Cache County, UT,
Comment Period Ends: 09/04/2007,
Contact: Evelyn Sibbernsen 435–755–
3620.
EIS No. 20070299, Draft EIS, AFS, WY,
Battle Park Cattle and Horse (C&H)
and Mistymoon Sheep and Goat (S&G)
Allotment Project, Proposes to
Continue Livestock Grazing on both
Allotments, Powder River District
Ranger, Bighorn National Forest,
Bighorn County, WY, Comment
Period Ends: 09/04/2007, Contact:
Mark Booth 303–684–7806.
EIS No. 20070300, Legislative Draft EIS,
USA, MT, Limestone Hills Training
Area (LHTA) Withdrawal Project, To
Withdraw Federal Lands from within
the LHTA from DOI, Bureau of Land
Management for Transfer to Montana
Army National Guard for Military
Training Use, Broadwater County,
MT, Comment Period Ends: 10/19/
2007 Contact: Patrick Magnotta 703–
607–7982.
EIS No. 20070301, Legislative Draft EIS,
COE, LA, Mississippi River—Gulf
Outlet (MRGO) Deep-Draft Navigation
De-Authorization Study,
Implementation, St. Bernard Parish,
LA, Comment Period Ends: 09/04/
2007, Contact: Sean Mickal 504–862–
2319.
EIS No. 20070302, Final EIS, USA, NM,
Cannon Air Force Base (AFB),
Proposal to Beddown, or Locate Air
Force Special Operations Command
(AFSOC), Implementation, Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC),
NM, Wait Period Ends: 08/20/2007,
Contact: Carl T. Hoffman 850–884–
5984.
EIS No. 20070303, Draft EIS, FRA, CA,
Bay Area to Central Valley HighSpeed Train (HST) Project, Provide a
Reliable High-Speed Electrified Train
System to Link Bay Area Cities to the
Central Valley, Sacramento, and
South California, Comment Period
Ends: 09/28/2007, Contact: David
Valenstein 202–493–6368.
EIS No. 20070304, Draft EIS, USN, VA,
Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ)
Virginia Project, Proposes
Development of the Westside of
MCBQ and the 2005 Base
Realignment and Closure Action at
MCBQ, Implementation, Quantico,
VA, Comment Period Ends: 09/04/
2007, Contact: Jeff Gardner 703–432–
6784.
EIS No. 20070305, Draft EIS, BPA, MT,
Libby (FEC) to Troy Section of BPA’s
Libby to Bonner Ferry 115-kilovolt
Transmission Line Project, Rebuilding
Transmission Line between Libby and
Troy, Lincoln County, MT, Comment
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Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental
Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and
Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended.
Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of
Federal Activities at 202-564-7167.
An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 6, 2007 (72 FR
17156).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20070042, ERP No. D-BLM-K09809-CA, Truckhaven Geothermal
Leasing Area, Addresses Leasing of Geothermal Resources, El Centro
Field Office, Imperial County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts on air
quality, water resources, habitat, and recreational use in the OWSVRA.
Additionally, EPA is concerned that the geothermal resources within the
Truckhaven GLA may be underestimated, and that cumulative impacts
associated with multiple geothermal projects on private and public land
have not been analyzed. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070061, ERP No. D-BLM-K09810-CA, Mountain View IV Wind Energy
Project, Construction and Operation, Wind Turbine Generators on Public
Lands in Section 22 and 28 and Private Land Section 27, Right-of-Way
Grant and Conditional Use Permit in the City of Palm Springs, CA .
Summary: EPA does not object to the project as proposed, but
suggests incorporating additional mitigation measures to minimize air
quality impacts during construction. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070065, ERP No. D-BLM-K65326-CA, Eastern San Diego County
Resource Management Plan, Implementation, San Diego County, CA.
Summary: EPA is supportive of an alternative that balances
ecological and economic needs; however, the final EIS should include
additional information on air and water quality impacts, existing
ecological conditions, and future monitoring plans. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070068, ERP No. D-BLM-K65327-AZ, Ironwood Forest National
Monument, Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Tucson Field
Office, AZ.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about environmental
impacts from off-highway vehicles (OHV), livestock grazing, and mining,
and recommends restricting OHV use and implementing a biological
monitoring and adaptive management plan. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070083, ERP No. D-SFW-K39015-CA, PROGRAMMATIC--South Bay Salt
Pond Restoration Project, Restored Tidal Marsh, Managed Ponds, Flood
Control Measures and Public Access Features, Don Edward San Francisco
Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Alameda, Santa Clara and San Mateo
Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the
programmatic approach taken by USFWS for the related shoreline study
which exceeds the geographic scope of the salt ponds restoration
project. EPA also expressed concerns about construction and operational
emissions. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070096, ERP No. D-USA-D15000-MD, Garrison Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Base Realignment and Closure Actions, Realignment of Assets and
Staff, Implementation, Harford and Baltimore Counties, MD.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about potential
impacts to natural resources. EPA stated that this project also
presents an excellent opportunity to implement the President's
Executive Order 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy and
transportation management by incorporating energy efficiency into the
retrofit or construction efforts for this project. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070049, ERP No. DA-FTA-K40208-CA, South Sacramento Corridor
Phase 2, Improve Transit Service and Enhance Regional Connectivity,
Funding, in the City and County Sacramento, CA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070075, ERP No. DS-APH-A99222-00, Importation of Solid Wood
Packing Material, To Re-evaluate and Refine Estimates of Methyl Bromide
Usage in the Treatment, Implementation, United States.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070112, ERP No. DS-SFW-K99034-CA, Coachella Valley, Revision
to the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), Natural
Community Conservation Plan, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
Trails Plan, Issuance of Incidental Take Permit, Riverside County, CA.
Summary: No formal letter was sent to the preparing agency. Rating
NC.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20070059, ERP No. F-NPS-K39094-NV, Clean Water Coalition
Systems Conveyance and Operations Program, (SCOP) Construction,
Operation and Maintenance, Boulder Islands North is the Selected
Alternative, City of Las Vegas, NV.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070125, ERP No. F-NPS-K65082-AZ, Walnut Canyon National
Monument, General Management Plan, Implementation, Flagstaff Area,
Coconina County, AZ.
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Summary: No formal letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070136, ERP No. F-COE-K39100-CA, Hemet/San Jacinto Integrated
Recharge and Recovery Program, Construction and Operation, US Army COE
Section 404 Permit, Riverside County, CA.
Summary: The final EIS has addressed many of EPA's earlier
concerns; however, EPA continues to express concerns about impacts to
waters of the U.S. and provided several recommendations for inclusion
in the Record of Decision to address those impacts.
EIS No. 20070139, ERP No. F-MMS-A02245-00, Gulf of Mexico Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas. Lease Sales: 2007-2012 Western Planning
Area Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, and 218: Central Planning Area Sales
205, 206, 208, 213, 216, and 222, TX, LA, MS, AL and FL.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070146, ERP No. F-COE-K36147-CA, ADOPTION--Folsom Dam Safety
and Flood Damage Reduction Project, Addressing Hydrologic, Seismic,
Static, and Flood Management Issues, Sacramento, El Dorado and Placer
Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA continues to express environmental concern about
potential water quality impacts from future actions associated with
this project.
EIS No. 20070182, ERP No. F-COE-D35062-MD, Masonville Dredged Material
Containment Facility, New Information, New Source of Dike Building
Material from the Seagirt Dredging Project within the Patapsco River,
Funding, Baltimore, MD.
Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA
does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20070183, ERP No. F-FHW-K40259-CA, Big Bear Lake Bridge
Replacement Project, near Big Bear Lake on CA-18 from Kilopost 71.1/
71.9, Realignment and Widening Roadways, U.S. COE Section 404 Permit,
Funding, San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino County, CA.
Summary: No formal letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070189, ERP No. F-NRS-D36122-WV, Dunloup Creek Watershed
Plan, Voluntary Floodplain Buyout, Implementation, West Virginia Third
Congressional District, Fayette and Raleigh Counties, WV.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20070179, ERP No. FS-AFS-L65509-WA, School Fire Salvage
Recovery Project, To Clarify Definitions of Live and Dead Trees,
Implementation, Pomeroy Ranger District, Umatilla National Forest,
Columbia and Garfield Counties, WA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action; however, EPA
supports the monitoring of the survival of fire-damaged trees across
the project area (both inside and outside of sale units), to validate
the predicted outcomes.
Dated: July 17, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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